A Gift for Your Favorite Supplier This Holiday Season
If you're in the habit of sending your best suppliers a gift this holiday season, why not go for something that they can't get at the corner store? If you're game to try something new, a recent AP dispatch offers a suggestion that may be just the ticket. According to wire story, if you're "stumped about what to give that special someone this Christmas? How about some rhino poop ... The International Rhino Foundation is auctioning on eBay four pieces of dung from the endangered species and will use the proceeds to fund conservation efforts ... Each piece is dried, mounted in a clear trophy case and marked with the type of rhino that produced it." I can think of numerous reasons to send such a gift to a less than cherished supplier, but if spun properly, you might be able to give this exotic gift with a straight face, positioning your green, earth-friendly credentials and overall generosity and creativity. Hey, it's worth a try. And anything is better than another one of those gift baskets filled with crackers and "cheese product". Hat-tip: Amy Edwards
- Jason Busch
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And then came the Savings Targets
And the Targets were without form.
And the Forecasts and the Budget were without substance.
And darkness was upon the face of Procurement.
And the purchasing agents spoke among themselves, saying, "This is crock of sh*&, and it stinks."
And the purchasing agents went unto their Senior Buyers and said, "It is a pail of dung, and we can't live with the smell."
And the Senior Buyers went unto their Commodity Managers, saying, "It is a container of excrement, and it is very strong, such that none may abide by it."
And the Commodity Managers went unto their Regional Directors, saying, "It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide its strength."
And at the annual global Procurement conference, the Regional Directors said to the CPO, "It contains that which aids plant growth, and it is very strong."
And the CPO went to the CFO, saying unto her, "It promotes growth, and it is very powerful.."
And the CFO went to the President, saying unto him, "This new Procurement plan will actively promote the growth and vigor of the company and in these areas in particular."
And the President looked upon the Plan and saw that it was good.
And the Plan became Policy.
And that, my friends, is how sh%& happens.
Have a very Merry Holiday everyone. Stay foolish, but safe.